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EFI’S VUTEk to Preview Digital Screen Printer
May 29, 2008

FOSTER CITY, CA—May 29, 2008—EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it will be previewing the VUTEk® DS Series digital screen printer at Drupa 2008, May 29th through June 11th in Düsseldorf, Germany. EFI can be found in Hall 5, Stand C01 at the show. This high speed, flatbed UV printer provides a digital solution for the production of POP-quality graphics at breakthrough speed with the advantages of UV technology and digital economics. The DS Series is a new category of high-speed digital flatbed printers representing a tipping point in productivity, image quality and flexibility.

Kodak Solutions Featured in Numerous Stands at Drupa
May 23, 2008

ROCHESTER, NY—May 23—In addition to the broad portfolio of integrated solutions on display at Kodak’s stand D01, in Hall 5, KODAK Products can be found throughout drupa. Vendors will feature Kodak’s prepress, workflow and digital printing solutions on their stands. “Kodak is committed to open architecture, making it possible for more customers to integrate our solutions into their operations and to support connectivity with other vendors’ solutions,” said Kevin Joyce, Chief Marketing Officer, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “The prevalence of KODAK Solutions is a testament to the innovation and applicability of Kodak Solutions in today’s blended production environments. We

EFI Achieves New Industry Standard Certification for VDP Workflow Interoperability
May 19, 2008

FOSTER CITY, CA—May 19, 2008—EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced earning PODi (Print on Demand Initiative)’s newest interoperability certification, an achievement that further reinforces the company’s drive to advance variable data printing (VDP) technology. EFI’s Fiery® digital print servers readily passed stringent new PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language) testing. The certification ensures that Fiery customers have the highest possible levels of throughput and productivity when printing personalized material on demand at high volume. EFI will showcase its Fiery-driven Variable Data Printing workflow at drupa, stand C01, Hall 5 (May 29 - June 11, 2008, Dusseldorf, Germany), with

PODi Expands PPML Certification, and Announces Companies that have Achieved It
May 19, 2008

ROCHESTER, NY—May 19, 2008—PODi, the Digital Printing Initiative, today announced PPML Consumer Certification Programs and the first group of certified products for users of PPML (the Personalized Print Markup Language). PPML is the leading open-standard VDP (Variable Data Publishing) language for production digital printing. PPML facilitates creating personalized high-volume print campaigns by service providers, enabling meaningful one-to-one “conversations” for their customers. The addition of PPML Consumer Testing and Certification to the previously announced Producer Certification now provides independent verification that compliant products from different companies will correctly process PPML for the print service provider. Certification is traceable to a single PPML/GA test suite and

DIGITAL Digest
May 1, 2008

No Waffling on Drupa Plans GHENT, BELGIUM—This country’s comparatively small size belies its standing as a home to major graphic arts industry vendors, with Agfa Graphics, Punch Graphix (Xeikon) and EskoArtwork among the companies based here. That’s why the global series of pre-show media briefings being held in the lead-up to Drupa recently included a stop in Ghent, with side trips to Mortsel and Antwerp. As a backdrop for Agfa Graphics’ Drupa plans, Stefaan Vanhooren, president, noted that the company’s recent “de-merger” had given it a better focus and a stronger identity, but the industry is facing challenges. While overall print volume is still

SUPPLIER News
May 1, 2008

Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group has made a contribution of $85,000 to the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH). The contribution provides funding to build a house in an area that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Kodak employees and customers were invited to volunteer to help build the new home. Wausau Paper has opened a new East Coast distribution center in Allentown, PA, enabling it to offer overnight and same day delivery service to a geographically broader group of customers across the region. As a result of its acquisition of Stora Enso North America, NewPage Corp. has taken steps to restructure and streamline

Announcing Call for Speakers for 2009 PODi AppForum
April 30, 2008

ROCHESTER, NY—April 30, 2008— PODi, the Digital Printing Initiative, announces it is accepting speaker submissions for the 2009 PODi AppForum. The annual event is January 19-21 in Las Vegas at The Rio Casino and Resort. Each year, hundreds of print service providers, marketing practitioners and other professionals attend the AppForum to take advantage of its unique educational and networking opportunities. All selected presenters receive one free registration to the 2009 PODi AppForum, so they can also take advantage of the educational sessions. “A major attraction of the AppForum is the user-focused nature of the sessions. Our attendees count on learning new ideas and innovative

Mimeo.com Appoints Print Industry Experts to Head Product Solutions and Platform Development
April 30, 2008

NEW YORK—April 30, 2008—Mimeo.com (http://www.mimeo.com), the innovator of online, on-demand digital printing for business documents and marketing materials, announced today the hiring of Holly Muscolino as Vice President, Product – Print Solutions, and Chuck Gehman as Vice President of Product Platforms, two newly created positions. Combined, the two print industry experts possess nearly 40 years of print-industry experience and expertise. In her new role, Muscolino will be responsible for the development of new Mimeo.com print product offerings. She will lead Mimeo.com’s efforts to determine what print products and services will be offered to customers and drive the delivery of these products. In

EFI Leadership in Digital Printing Innovation to Take Center Stage at Drupa
April 17, 2008

FOSTER CITY, CA—April 16, 2008—EFI® (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, will be showcasing its most extensive range of productivity and revenue generating print solutions ever in Europe at drupa 2008, from 29th May to 11th June in Dusseldorf, Germany. Visitors to its stand C01, Hall 5, will experience the industry’s broadest array of leading digital solutions, from the latest Fiery®, VUTEk® and Jetrion® digital printing innovation to the Print MIS and web-to-print solutions that are critical to increasing operational efficiency and profitability as printing businesses worldwide continue the analog-to-digital transition. Visitors will also be able to view EFI’s products

PODi Releases 2008 Collection of Digital Case Studies
April 4, 2008

ROCHESTER, NY—April 4, 2008—PODi, the Digital Printing Initiative, announces the publication of the 2008 Digital Print Case Studies collection along with a new and improved online database. Forty-five new digital print success stories are being added to the database, bringing the total to well over 300. The new database gives users expanded search features which allow them to quickly and easily explore the collection and find exactly what they are looking for. The PODi database, www.podi.org/casestudy, contains successful case studies from around the world, covering over 12 market segments and dozens of different marketing communications applications. They demonstrate, with real world stories and results,